Boys Dance Group (BDG)

BDG are now embarking on their next project, after two successful dance pieces shown at South Hill Park Arts Centre in Bracknell and at various primary schools in the local area. With another performance on stage looming in the new year, the group have set to work on their latest piece of dance choreography, supported by 'Fuzzy Logic Dance Company'. 

Last week they met up with two dancers from 'Fuzzy' to go over some energetic contact moves and to start the creative choreography process. The theme they are working on for this next show is 'Super Heroes'.

To keep up to date with what the group are getting up to please check back on the Arts Blog regularly! 

If you are part of the group why not write a little something to be featured here and take some photos in your next rehearsal to support your work? Just email the pictures to artsblog@yateley.hants.sch.uk

Hampshire Music Service - Battle of the Bands 2014

BATTLE OF THE BANDS 2014

Hampshire Music Service are looking for the best rock bands in Hampshire!

Play a major venue to a live audience and a panel of professionals!

Round 1: - Audio
Send a recording

• Band members need to be under 17 on 31st July 2014
• Cover songs or original material
• If you don't have a recording make one!
• Studio quality recording is not necessary. Raw talent is enough!

Email an MP3 file of one song to dean.hallett@hants.gov.uk

Or send a CD to:

Dean Hallett

Hampshire Music Service

Rookwood Centre

Penshurst Way

Eastleigh

SO50 4RJ

Please include the following information:

• Band name
• Home town
• School / College / Youth Centre
• Email for your music teacher or parent
• Band members names and the instruments they play

Include in the MP3 name or on the CD:

• Song name
• Band name
• School or Youth Group

Deadline for entries is 20th December 2013

Round 2: - Live Heats

The best bands from the Audio Round go on to compete in Live Heats around the country in spring 2014.

Round 3: - The Final

The heat winners will each play a set to a panel of professional musicians to find the Overall Best Band.

Main School Rehearsal Schedule

*Please note that Miss Tottman will make changes to this schedule so check in DS1 as well -this is a must!  - please check there too, although we will try to keep this schedule as up to date as we can. To view this regularly please see the PERFORMERS tab

CABARET REHEARSAL SCHEDULE: November to Christmas

LEADS YOU NOW NEED TO LEARN YOUR LINES IN PREPARATION FOR EACH SCENE WE BLOCK

Bethany Hicks and Luke Yates to come and talk to Miss Tottman this week please (not on Tuesday though as I’m not here)!

Remember this rehearsal schedule is only a guide and WILL change a bit every week. SO CHECK EVERY MONDAY!!

Date	Rehearsal	Who needs to be involved
Thursday 7th November 3.20-4.45	Block Scene 3- Schneiders flat,	CHORUS NEEDED Schneider, Cliff, Kost, Sailors, Schultz Luke/Bethany to help direct Luke/Bethany to create chorus ideas for Schneiders song.
Tuesday 12th November 3.20-5.00pm	Block Scene 4/5 Kit Kat Club	Emcee, Sally, girls Kit Kat girls- WHOLE CHORUS Luke/Bethany to work with chorus in background of scene
Thursday 14th November 3.20-5.00pm	Scene 6- Sally moves in with Cliff (Scene 7: 2 ladies dance)	Cliff, Ernst, Sally, Schneider, Perfectly marvellous. Taxi man- George K W and other year 8. Block Sallys song? Luke/Beth to be at one of these rehearsals this week and help with song blocking
Tuesday 19th November	Scene 8- Pineapple scene	Schneider, Kost, Schultz,
Thursday 21st November	Scene 9-Tomorrow belongs to me Scene 10- Sally tells Cliff her secret- 2 songs in here. Including Maybe this time	Chorus except Kit Kat girls Luke/Bethany to block Cliff, Sally, Ernst, Why Should I wake up? Something dream like? Block song?
Tuesday 26th November	Scene 11- Money, money, money Scene 12- Schultz proposal Block Married song?	Sc 12: Kost, Schultz, Sailor x3, Schneider, Sally, WHOLE CHORUS NEEDED Bethany/Luke to have a go at blocking this money, money scene.
Thursday 28th November 3.10- 5.00pm	Scene 13: Party END OF ACT 1	Sally, Cliff, Schneider, Kost, Sailors, Ernst, Talk to Luke/Beth about Meeskite blocking and Tomorrow belongs to me in this scene WHOLE CHORUS NEEDED
Tuesday 3rd December	Scene 2: Fruit Shop Gorilla song?	WHOLE CHORUS NEEDED. Schlutz, Schneider, Kost, Sailors, Ernst, Luke/Beth to have a go at blocking chorus for scene 13 (party scene above) plus Meeskite
Thursday 4th December	Scene 4: Sally and Cliff argument Gorilla song?	Sally, Cliff, Schneider,
Tuesday 10th December	Scene 5: Kit Kat Club	Emcee, Waiter, Sally, Cliff, Ernst, 2 x Nazi men (Luke Rose, Adam H and any other men who want to be Nazis!!). Luke/Beth to help with physical theatre fight motif
Thursday 11th December	Scene 6: Sally and Cliff break-up	Cliff, Schultz, Sally, WHOLE CAST in to practice for run through next week
Tuesday 17th December	Scene 7: Block- Run whole show	WHOLE cast plus Miss Thomas for ending.
Thursday 19th December	RUN WHOLE SHOW

Joss Arnott Dance Company

Last week the BTEC Dance students took part in a vibrant and athletic workshop led by Lisa Rowley, a member of the professional dance company 'Joss Arnott'. 

 

About Joss Arnott Dance Company

Joss Arnott Dance is an internationally touring, cutting edge contemporary dance company based in South East England, led by Artistic Director and Choreographer Joss Arnott. The companies work focuses on athletic explorations and presentations of corporeal function influenced by Arnott's fascination with the body. Joss' work takes a surrealist approach to aesthetics relating with performance, drawing on influences from pop cultutre, fashion and film.

 

About Lisa Rowley (workshop leader for Joss Arnott) - Her career so far...

Originally from Leicester, Lisa trained at 'Dupont Stage School'. She then went on to train at Laban, graduating in 2008. Since then she has toured internationally with 'Transistions Dance Company', worked with Henry Oguike as a company member for his 2009 'Research and Development Period', danced with 'ACE Dance and Music' for their Spring 2010 tour of 'Switch' and worked with 'Tavaziva Dance' before joining Joss Arnott in 2010.

 

BTEC Dance 

Lisa took our group of BTEC Dance students through a Joss Arnott styled masterclass, giving them an insight into  the movement style and demands that they would face as part of the company. The masterclass challenged students' to give in to gravity, to move at extreme speeds and isolate body parts rapidly. The group learnt a small section from 'Threshold', a piece the students had recently seen performed at South Hill Park Arts Centre in Bracknell, which was extremely challenging but they all did really well!

 

To see some work by Joss Arnott Dance please click on the videos below:

 

Here are a few pictures of our students learning some choreography with Lisa:

 

If you would like any further information about anything you have read in this post please speak to Mrs Wearing or Miss Thomas in the Dance Department.

 

 

Dance & Drama Updates for September!

Welcome back everyone! We hope you had a lovely summer holiday and feel ready for another year. There are a few dates for auditions/shows coming up so please see below if you are interested in taking part in some of our fantastic performing arts events this year:

 

DANCE

 

House Dance: This years House Dance show will be on 16th and 17th (judging night) October, from 7.30pm, in Drama Studio 1. More information will follow about how you can purchase tickets for this event so stay tuned or speak to Mrs Wearing or Miss Thomas in the dance department.

 

 

Rock Challenge Auditions: The audition sheets for the Rock Challenge with be up on the notice board outside of the dance studio today so pop along and sign up if you are interested in taking part! Don't miss out on this great opportunity!

The auditions are on the following dates:
Tuesday 24th September 3.15-4.30pm - for Years 10 and above only (Dance Studio)
Tuesday 1st October 3.15-4.30pm - for Years 7, 8 and 9 only (Dance Studio

DRAMA

 

Main School Production Auditions: This years Main School Production will be 'Cabaret' and auditions are coming up very soon! Please see the dates below to ensure you are attending the right one for you:

Monday 23rd September: Dance audition (in dance studio) -  3.10-5.30
Wednesday 25th September: Music audition (in music block) -  3.10-5.30
Thursday 26th September: Drama audition (drama block) - 3.10-5.30 

Recalls on Friday 27th Sept: 3.10- 6.30pm

If you have any questions please speak to Miss Tottman in the Drama department.

 

Boys Dance Group (BDG)

This video was recorded just prior to the group touring the local Primary Schools with Sam from Fuzzy Logic - it showcases their new choreography being rehearsed in our dance studio. What do you think the piece is about?

Dancing in Shadows...

Here are some short examples of some of the lovely work that took place in Dance over Arts Week...

Environmentally Friendly Outdoor Classroom Designs

As mentioned in a previous blog post students from the University for the Creative Arts visited the Art Department during last weeks Arts week. They were working with classes to create exciting and environmentally friendly outdoor classrooms.

Here are some of the final models, what do you think?

The Royal Shakespear Company - Outside Performance

Over the last three years Yateley School has been working in partnership with The Royal Shakespeare Company to try and bring new and innovative ways of learning Shakespeare into the classroom. If you have been involved in any way then you will know how much fun it has been! Also involved in the project and performances have been our closest primary schools, including; Westfields Junior School, Charles Kinglseys Primary School, Newlands Primary School and Cranford Park Primary School. Their pupils have performed in two festivals, Merchant of Venice (2012) and Othello (2013). To see the much younger children interact with our own students and see them develop and learn has been fantastic!

On Friday, the joint performance of 'Othello' was a great success. Many family and friends gathered outside, on A block field, with picnics and chairs, and watched the final performance of the year.

A big congratulations should go to Mrs Hearn and Miss Crutchley who have worked so hard to make all the shows a success. Also to Matt Davis and his technical team who do so much to help behind the scenes.

If you are interested in getting involved in future projects such as this please let Mrs Hearn or Miss Crutchley know and/or look out for blog posts highlighting new opportunities!

Here are a few rehearsal pictures from last Friday's performance:

Arts Week - Dance and Art

This week is Arts Week and there are lots of special things happening in every department around the school. In Dance they are exploring the use of shadows to interpret stories. The groups are using professional lighting and screens to allow the students to experiment. Many are taking inspiration from Britains Got Talent winners 'Attraction'. I saw some really fantastic stories being created and very well delivered and thought out choreography.

In Art students from the University for the Creative Arts in Farnham are holding workshops around the subject of Interior Architecture. The groups are designing buildings and building small scale models. The theme is 'Environment' so we have many creative ideas emerging... final pictures to follow!

Rock Challenge Auditions!

'BDG' (Boys Dance Group)

You may have read stories on here before about a group of our students taking part in a project called 'MANmade', a boys only dance project. The group performed at South Hill Park in partnership with all male group 'Fuzzy Logic'. 

Since then the group have been working with professional Fuzzy Logic dancer, Sam, towards a new piece of dance and also taking part in an exciting tour around local primary schools helping to teach younger students some amazing lifts and choreography! The boys have done so well and we are very proud of them. They will be going on to take part in many more things over the next school year so keep checking back here to stay up to date!

Here are some images from their recent activities in Cranford Park Primary School, Westfields Junior School and Charles Kingsleys Primary School:

We will shortly be adding some clips to the YouTube channel so stay tuned! They will be linked on a post first!

Audition Opportunity

Hi guys, I have been forwarded this poster advertising auditions for a Farnborough based pantomime. Please use the email on the poster for further information.

Academy of Contemporary Music - Open Day!

Summer Concert

Please note that the rehearsal schedule for the Summer Concert is now displayed at Music Block's front door with detailed instructions for all participants. The Summer Concert programme is displayed too. It is important that you read all the instructions so that the rehearsal and the concert can run smoothly. If there are any further questions please speak to Mrs Pejovic, Miss Hudson and Mr Ashford.

In addition, our performing dress code states that all participants should wear black, look smart and boys should have any coloured tie. T-shirts, jeans, trainers, high heels or revealing clothing are not permitted.

It is advisable for students to provide their own still water for refreshment.

All participants should arrive at 6:30pm for sound check and tuning.They should bring their instruments and sheet music with them.

Summer Concert is on Wednesday,19th June at 7:30pm in the Main Hall.It will be great to see you there!

Tickets are on sale now and are available from Mrs Kavanagh in Sixth Form.

Mrs Pejovic
Head of Music

Music Department Successes!

Students Perform for the Mayor
On Saturday 8th June pupils from the Music Department were invited to perform for the Mayor at Yateley Manor School in a collaboration concert with local Primary Schools and Yateley Choral Society.  The concert was a fundraiser, raising money for the Mayor's Charity.  The concert involved the participation of the following students:

Jonny Beavis / Jake Bland / Finn Bradley / Daniel Christovic / Matt Cooke / Sam Crouch / Sarah Daniels / Rebecca Day / Henry Fricker / Jennifer Hampton / Christopher Hartland / Christine Keen / Jessica Oatley / Evie Petts / Eilidh Reid / Alistair Slack / Beth Walker 

All pupils performed extremely well and Miss Hudson, Ms Pejovic and Mr Ashford are all very grateful of those involved.  Thank you for taking the time out of your weekend!

Miss Hudson

Yateley Students to Perform at the Gig on the Green!

Several Yateley School musicians have been invited to perform at the Gig on the Green,due on Sat 29th June.The organisers have heard their performances in our House Music Concert back in February and were impressed by their musicality and maturity.If you have no other plans please come to the event and support duet of Jake Bland and Jonny Beavis, Matthew Santana and Carrie Lewis and solos of Finn Bradley and Jessica Oatley.

Mrs Pejovic

Head of Music

Student Success

Our former student and amazing trombonist, Oliver Martin,will be performing at famous Ronnie Scotts jazz club in Soho, London, on Saturday 29th June! Tickets are priced at around £25.

Olli is definitely worth a listening to. He will commence his trombone studies at the Royal Academy of Music in September.If you are planning a trip to London on that day I would recommend this young man's music for your enjoyment.

Mrs Pejovic

Head of Music

Saturday Activities

We have recently started putting on family activities in DS1 on a Saturday morning! Our first one was a free family film, 'Madagascar 3'! This Saturday (8th June) we have a family Circus Skills Workshop from 10.30-11.30am. It is £4 per ticket and booking is essential! If you are interested or know someone who may be interested (younger brothers or sisters?!) please pass the information on. Tickets can be secured by calling 01252 877190 or email community@yateleys.com.

Dance Bursary Opportunity for 13-18 years olds

Hampshire County Council's Arts & Museums Service are seeking applications for an exciting opportunity. Springboard - a Dance Bursary Scheme for talented young dancers in Hampshire. Please read more about the Scheme on their webpage: http://www3.hants.gov.uk/arts-service/arts-funding/springboard.htm

ACM (The Academy of Contemporary Music) - Open Day

Thinking about studying music at further education? The Academy of Contemporary Music, in Guildford, has an open day coming up in June. They are also offering some intensive one week courses over the summer for anyone considering taking their music further. They offer subjects such as Music Theory, Sight Reading and Music Notation and Technique and Improvisation, starting from £195 per week. 

Visit their site HERE to have a look at all their opportunities!

House Dance - Auditions

House Dance is back! 

This popular Inter House Dance Competition will be led by a team of Year 9 and 10 Dance Captains. The theme of the Competition this year is ‘The Four Elements’. 

The House Dance Captains will be holding open auditions for students in Years 7 to 10 (boys and girls). The auditions will take place in the Dance Studio from 3.10-4.30pm on:

Monday 20 May – Arnold House

Tuesday 21 May – Lister House

Wednesday 22 May – Newton House

Any student who has a strong interest in dance and would like to audition should sign their name on the audition sheets outside the dance studio. Please remember to bring your dance kit on the day of the audition!

Congratulations to the following students who have been selected to take on the role of a House Dance Captain this year:

Arnold House

Gina Stocchetti (Year 10)

Beth Linton (Year 9)

Heidi McLeish (Year 9)

Lister House 

Bryony Martin (Year 10)

Lauren Sigrist (Year 10)

Rebecca Stoneman (Year 9)

Newton House

Alicia Hendy (Year 10)

Robyn Leger (Year 10)

Jazmin Arnold (Year 10)

If you have any questions about House Dance please see Mrs Wearing in the Dance Studio!

Gig on the Green - Y Factor Auditions

Wise Moves Theatre - Summer School

WISE MOVES SUMMER SCHOOL

MONDAY 19TH AUGUST - FRIDAY 23RD AUGUST 2013

In the summer holidays Yateley School is playing host to a fantastic summer school. Wise Moves Theatre School are coming in from Monday 19th to Friday 23rd August and will welcome students from age 9 to 16yrs (age groups will be split in to appropriate groupings to suit!). If you think you may be interested in finding out more you can pick up a flyer from school reception or download a copy HERE.

Tell your friends - students from all schools are welcome. All you have to do is call the number on the flyer and Wise Moves will tell you any additional information you may need. 

Wise Moves Summer School Information Flyer

Wise Moves Summer School Consent Form

New fun activities for families!

Hi everyone,

You may or may not have heard that we are trying to run more events on weekends in Drama Studio One. We are starting small but will be building up to larger events, including live music, comedy, theatre groups and more!

Our first events, however, are aimed at families, so please pass this information on if you know anyone who may be interested. One Saturday per month we are handing over to 'Saturday Fun in Studio One' and will run a variety of activities for younger children and their parents to attend.

Here is the first flyer:

To keep up to date with all the events please visit our site on www.yateleystudio.blogspot.com or click on the 'Yateley Studio' link on the right hand side of this blog.

Lower School Production Cast List

Cast List Lower School 2013 – Lord of the Flies

Act One Cast – Wednesday Evenings

Ralph - Saffron Harrington

Piggy – Rachel Moodie

Jack – Adam Hughes

Simon – Will Manuel

Roger – Lewis Shedden

Sam – Ali Matthews

Eric – Amelia Smith

Perceval – Owain Beacham

Henry – Phili Fahy

Maurice – Hayden Gould

Bill – Maisie Glasgow

Old’uns & Tribe –>

Bee Robinson

Amelia Thomas

Jasmine Windsor

Tyler Setchfield

Millie Ricketts

Tom Harris

Grace O’Sullivan

George Kite – Williams

Emily Davis

Littl’uns ->

Sam Thacker

Sian Kite

Jonny Gan

Zak Charman

Amy Squire

Rhyanah Goorye

Callum Ellis

Ben Martin

Act Two Cast – Thursday Evenings

Ralph – Michael Chacko

Piggy – Jack Lord

Jack – Emilia Bland

Simon – Alice Robb

Roger – Andrew Lefevre

Sam – Stan Whetlor

Eric – Cora Bremner

Perceval – Harry Sweet

Henry – Tilly Andrews

Maurice – Sam Roriston

Bill – Alex Courtney

Tribal Leader & Old’un - Eloise Freeguard

Naval Officer & Old’un – James Phillips-Stafford

Old’uns & Tribe –>

Cate Sutherland

Holly Sexton – Daniels

Holly Turner

Josh Hill

James Linton

Katie Day

Sonny Reed

Shauna Willott

Littl’uns ->

Luke Bolus

Connor Harrison

Melody Buck

Lewis Ledlie

Matthew Quilliam

Rhianne Charman

Joseph Chu